Sciarabba Walker & Co., LLP has promoted ELYSE EDDY and SVETLANA SVETLICHNAYA to senior accountants. Eddy graduated with an MBA in professional accountancy from Ithaca College and joined the firm in 2015. Svetlichnaya joined the firm in 2014 after graduating with an MBA in professional accountancy from Ithaca College. 

The Bonadio Group has appointed JAMIE KEISER, CPA, partner, as financial institutions team leader within Bonadio’s Commercial division. She is a seasoned expert in the field, and a practitioner in New York and Pennsylvania’s financial sector for more than 15 years. Keiser began her career with KPMG in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Following her tenure with KPMG, she served as a business and corporate financial analyst for a Pennsylvania–based global manufacturer. Keiser also served as CFO and comptroller for Vartan National Bank, a community bank and most recently, as senior manager of audit and accounting services in the Syracuse office of ParenteBeard LLC, according to her LinkedIn profile. She is a graduate of Shippensburg University and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. 

ABC Creative Group recently hired BRENNA VALLAR as content developer. She graduated from St. John’s University with a bachelor’s degree in public relations.

Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, DPC has added the following new employees. MARC MALIZIA has joined Delta’s Endwell office as an industrial hygienist technician in the environmental group. He is a certified asbestos-air-sampling technician and asbestos project monitor for New York State. MICHAEL DIDAS has joined Delta’s Endwell office as an assistant engineer. He has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Syracuse University. 

Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. (B&L) has added two new hires to its marketing department in the firm’s Syracuse office. KYLIE M. AVERY has joined as a marketing specialist. She received her bachelor’s degree in communication from the University at Buffalo. MARIE C. JUBERT has joined as a marketing communications specialist. She received her bachelor’s degree in advertising and public relations from Rochester Institute of Technology. 

Sonostics, Inc., a Binghamton University startup company, has promoted DANIELLE (DEE) HALLIDAY from marketing coordinator to director of marketing. KYLE WASHINGTON, formerly the VP of sales & marketing, has been promoted to executive VP and named the firm’s chief strategic officer. KHIEANNE STEPHENSON has been promoted to director of corporate wellness. She joined the company as an executive assistant. LINDA ROBERTSON has joined Sonostics as its new office manager.

Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) has promoted ZACH RAUS to national sales manager. He first joined BHG’s sales team in 2013 as an account executive and was most recently senior sales manager. DANIELLE KIMBALL has joined BHG as a customer-service representative. She previously worked for Tompkins Trust Company and the First National Bank of Groton in Moravia, according to her LinkedIn profile. Kimball holds an associate degree from Tompkins Cortland Community College. TIFFANY TILLER has been hired as a credit analyst. She has previous experience in the financial industry in both customer service and retails sales. Tiller holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational business management from Keuka College. BHG has hired BLAKE MOSHER as a marketing analyst. He previously worked as a data analyst and consultant in the supply chain industry. Mosher is a graduate of Clarkson University where he studied innovation and entrepreneurship.

STACEY MCCONNELL has been named director of insurance sales and service operations for AAA Western and Central New York (WCNY). She will be developing AAA WCNY’s insurance team across the Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse regions. McConnell has 13 years of insurance experience, including a strong background in auto and property coverage and claims. Her experience includes roles as an agent, supervisor, trainer, and manager throughout various divisions at GEICO. McConnell is a licensed property and casualty agent, and also holds an active life-insurance license. She is a graduate of Daemen College in the Buffalo area.

REBECCA C. NEWMAN has been appointed as president and CEO of Housing Visions. She is succeeding KENYON CRAIG, who was one of the original co-founders and has been leading the organization since its inception 27 years ago. He will continue to serve on the executive team to allow greater focus on the organization’s strategic planning. Newman has served Housing Visions for more than 10 years in various capacities, including the last four years as executive VP and chief operating officer, and has 15 years of affordable-housing experience. She was most recently responsible for a successful restructuring of the organization’s construction division and is also credited with establishing Housing Visions as an Accredited Management Organization with the Institute of Real Estate Management and extending Housing Visions’ footprint throughout upstate New York and Pennsylvania. Newman holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a bachelor’s degree in public policy law from Hobart & William Smith Colleges as well as several industry credentials.